I have some struggle understanding why “migrants of New York” are suddenly not New Yorkers. They are inhabitants of New York, so they are New Yorkers and the turkeys were made for them then, so what is the issue?
Especially considering that immigrants are statistically more likely to be struggling than people long established in the country, so it seems pretty logical that they would end up taking them.
The turkeys were for the white people. That’s the quiet part he’s not saying.
Give to those who ask, and don’t refuse those who wish to borrow from you.
So uh … the migrants were just gonna other them so it’s easy to remove them from the struggling New Yorkers group?
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Just wanted to add, am I the only one seeing a little irony to the fact that people are upset about migrants at Thanksgiving? After what the original Thanksgiving migrants did to the original inhabitants of New York it seems as if there is a joke here that I can’t quite put together.
If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?
I just want to shout out a big Amen to prettybunnys posts.
I presume you’re also an avid fan of those reddit repost bots?
Not generally but I am a fan of the gospel.
Has anyone heard the term “limited resources”?
Have you heard the term “othering”?
Have you heard the term “spam”?
I have, it’s wild that on topic quotes from someone conservatives claim to love could be considered spam.
I suppose it’s because there is no arguing with what I posted, just complaining
On topic quotes from someone conservatives claim to love is fine.
Six different comments is just unnecessary. If someone wants to respond to a particular quote, they can…quote it.
Next time, just use one comment.
Actually it was quite necessary, my point was proved.
Imagine being upset at someone spreading the gospel on a conservative post.
Actually it was quite necessary, my point was proved.
What made a bunch of different comments necessary to prove your point? Why couldn’t it have been proven in one?
My feeling is that because those posts were all different bible verses, each merit their own place in this discussion. Each one speaks to a different aspect and nuance of humans relationship with eachother, and humans relationship with the divine. It is in fact traditional to have seperate sections of commentary for each verse, because they all have their own context. Meaning comes from context, and I think it would be theologically and philosophically dishonest to ignore that.
But beyond that, having each one in a different post, spread out through the thread clearly displays how underrepresented traditional Christian values are in this discussion, and in this community as a whole, whos name and members claim to be conservative. It illustrates to me at least, that there is very little interest here in conserving what I personally feel are the better parts of the America that I grew up in. It illustrates to me that there is a great depth and breadth to the discussions here which are largely unspoken and unacknowledged. In this thread about Thanksgiving, which is at its heart a spiritual practice, just mentioning God makes people annoyed.
Finally, the scattering of verses brings to mind the parable of the sower of seeds:( Matt 13:1-23, Mark 4:1-20, Luke 8:4-15) briefly, a farmer scatters seeds on different types of terrain and the different types of soil determine different outcomes. In this parable, it’s not the farmer who is at fault for the scattering of seeds, rather it’s the ground they are cast upon that is the subject of judgement.
Feeding the poor and hungry is the right thing to do.